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Good to hear everything went well, Spence, although Admin’s last remark somehow makes us wonder what came next.

Good morning to everyone!
WoooHooo we are off today for a 4 day weekend and a beautiful one it is going to be.
It’s SeaFair! No Blue Angels (sob) but it will still be fun.
Back on Tuesday. See youse then.

We have a young cousin who lived in Albuquerque all her life. Her parents were killed in a car accident, and Carly was moved to the reservation to live with family there.
She spent every evening out in the front yard watching the sky. My aunt was worried and thought it was depression. She went out to sit with Carly and was surprised to see her smiling and laughing.
Looking at the stars, Carly explained that while living in the city, she could only see some of her family, but now in the silent desert, she could see thousands of her relatives dancing in the sky. And it made her happy because she knew neither her parents nor she was ever alone.
We hope Bella and Bev can find the new star in the sky, and watch him dance with his family. Peace and comfort to you.

Mom wants to thank some one ( B and Masquers) for saving her bacon but we haven’t seen any yet. She says her problem is because we woke her up @ o’dark thirty two days in a row. We pointed out she’s taken out trash and cleaned the peck o’ parrots. All she said was, “Nap time.”

I’m always glad when no one throws anything at Spence although since he keeps mentioning it…gives me ideas for if I ever get to attend one of his appearances.
I don’t remember the one-review story. We’ve had way more than one on this blog.

Ditto Wookie’s Dad. Amalia expresses it so well. Rebecca, peace to you and your family.

Bee, the one review story is that Spence was talking to a young reader group who had read one of the PA books. One of the boys said he thought the book was “pretty good”. That is the one review that Spence treasures.

Melanie – we all know your penchant for assigning letter names to your near and dear. YSAS, OTAS , GLAD, etc.
Did you realize that Mechanical Engineering Nephew would be MEN? Oh, wouldn’t he just LOVE that!

Princess Sam: Sorry I didn’t get back with an answer to your request for an explanation of my letters yesterday. I was on the road all day and think that I didn’t even touch the computer. I’ve just read yesterday’s post and am happy to fill you in on the letters. Molly’s mom knows about them because my dad said jokingly to her that I have more letters after my name than he does. He has his degrees (he never uses the letters though, nor do I) My letters are CGC (Canine Good Citizenship) which I earned about a year ago and TDI (Therapy Dog International). I passed that evaluation last Sunday and now can continue my hospital/nursing home visits as an official therapy dog. I want to do library visits so that youngsters can read to me. There is a Reading to Rover program which has had great results with kids who don’t want to read in class or to a person because they are afraid of making a mistake. They read to dogs who do not criticize, correct, or tease if a mistake is made. This helps the kids build confidence and develops a like for reading. I do visit a university during registration and testing periods to help the students relax during breaks. Now that I’m registered I can get requests to visit lots of new places. I’m excited.

Yes, Risers are metal. It is a attachment to the lid of the septic tank that makes it very easy to locate the opening to the septic tank. A bit of dirt is put on top of it, but when it comes time to dig for the septic tank, they don’t have to dig very far to reach the riser and thus the septic tank. Our riser has survived years of dogs, including me, tramping around it.

Melanie, I am surprised your septic tank company hasn’t tried to sell you a riser before this because all of the companies here push them.

Heat advisory here, will feel like 110. Mom not moving out of a/c, no way.

Melanie, WD Exhalent? Does that mean they can breathe under water? And were Mac and Ros helping the Raven dig or you look for pictures? Could you please post the current Pack roster, as mom can’t remember who has crossed.

We love Rio’s titles. And we think Melanie missed one of the Newf titles – DRIP – Drool Really Impressive Puddles. All of the pack have top rankings in that field.

We gotta go apply more duct tape to Mama’s feet. We did let her up for lunch and “necessaries”, but now it’s back to the work table. At least she trult loves going to work…. not like when she worked at CrazyLadyLand.

Wookie’s initials, as I recall, were OHMSS (on her majesty’s secret service). We thought Wookie would have made a great therapy dog but he could never pass his CGC test. He excelled at all the elements save for one, which was staying put when mom left. Some long running separation anxiety just made that impossible for him to do.

We hope to have Teddy certified as a CGC and as a therapy dog when he gets a bit older; right now his main initials are DCMLFD (as in don’t call me late for dinner).

Thank you for the kind thoughts and words shared on this here blog and via email. My uncle’s passing was unexpected, yet peaceful. It is the second sibling my mother has lost since the beginning of the year. She is very close to her brother and each of her sisters. My heart goes out to my aunt. I hurt at the thought of her sleeping without him by her side. My uncle was a horseman so I have no doubt he was greeted by his sister, his mother, his father and many, many horses on the other side of the Bridge.

Luwking Wose: If you are lurking, that can only mean one thing—you need me, me, me to smooch for the weekend. I have my sparkly pink backpack ready to go complete with glitter and Swedish fish. I also packed some of Mick’s shine for Professor Griz. My Four-legged and I will be there when you get home from work. We’ll let ourselves in—we had a key made. Head bumps to my very, most, special best friend.

I agree with Wookie. When Barb took me to obedience class I was good with the heel and sit, but not the sit stay or the long down. There is no way she could walk away from me, and leave me in a down for 3 minutes. I go where she goes. I don’t even stay when she goes into another room inside the house. Whatever room she is in, that’s where you will find me. They don’t call us English Shadows for nuttin!

Dear Bella, Sympathy to you and Bev. Dawson and I know what it is like to lose a brother.

Our septic has a white tube about 12″ long sticking up from the backyard. It used to be out in the open where we could trip over it but now it is under the deck. We had the fantastic brothers who built the deck make a special trap door kind of place that we can remove so the septic guy can get to it. Smart eh?

Today we have been working on storm doors. We needed a storm door for the new east facing deck so I bought a new one for the front door. A fancy beveled one. And we will put the old front storm door on the new deck. So we have to install two doors and after we got the old storm door off the front I saw we had to prime and paint the surround. So we had to find the paint and primer. And ladders. And the drop cloth and the paint can opener thingy. Yikes.

Rio, Mom has a donation for either the auction or the boutique. She will email your friend sometime this weekend and ask her advice. If she thinks boutique, Mom will get a pic and description sent to Snowhook right away.

Game!….The game is on and we are finally out of Atlanta…snort!….Right into the lap of the Pirates. Now they are a really good team…sniff! …My friend loves the way the Rivers ballpark looks. The design is devine!…heh!heh!…There are no good photos to show youse all how beautiful it is…wuffle!

Well!…Well, well, well!…snort!….We were all sitting on the back porch hoping it would rain, but it did not…sniff!…So we came in and what to my wandering pug eyes should I see? The Rockies are ahead of the Pirates in the bottom of the 7th..WooooHOOOO!

Unbelievable!…This photo has shown up on the blog 3 nights in a row all while we are watching the baseball game…snort!…I think Agent Wookie is trying to tell me something…wheeze!…But I cannot hear him…sniffle!

Rio: If the the Theives have anything to do with it—which they are hoping beyond hope is the case—it will skulls and cross bones for the Ruff Ridger. My treat money is on Wookie’s sense of style prevailing.

Our Lady has been so busy we haven’t had much time on this here blog this week, but we wanted to follow up on a Teddy Update from earlier this week. Devil Dog—we’ve be called that before. We’ve also been called: Evil Doer Dogs, Vicious Beasties, Theives, Outlaws, Dirty Wrottens, and Damnit. We answer to each name.

We’ve been spending time with Teddy in the middle of the night teaching him everything he needs to know about being a dog. We typlically leave around 5:30ish in the morning (Teddy time) to get back home for our Kennel’s middle of the night howl. He was hesitant to really dive into Devil Dog 101, but once he did he was a quick study. We are proud of him, so very proud.

We secretly think Wookie’s Paw has a bit of a wild streak. We have intel that leaves us to believe he has a crooked halo. Our guess is he has a tie with skulls, crossbones or both on it. And, have we mentioned how pretty Wookie’s Maw is? Our Lady said as much, so it is the truth with a capital T.

Maw!…You never mentioned Wookie’s Maw being a beauty queen..sniff!…How could you NOT mention something like that…grunt!…I hope her influence on Teddy prevails. As I would hate to see Teddy go the way of the Super Model Spy, Alice…groan!

Rio: Don’t knock it. Chances are very good that one or both of us is going to be clad in a kat dog blanket this year. Our Lady bought it on clearance specifically because one of the kats reminds her of Alice. We’ve come to terms with it. We recommend you do the same.

Giles!…snort!heh!heh!…Giles, the creepy butler on “Whodunnit”, is playing a very bad guy on “Burn Notice”…snort!…Those Reality Shows are all such a farce…heh!heh!…Sammie would be the first to say “I told youse so”…chorkel!

Wow!…I am re-thinking my whole impression of Wookie’s Maw at this point…sniff!…Here I thought she was a Quilt Making Gourmet Chef. Now I know she is a Glamorous Race Car Driver who knows how to use a needle…grunt!

Thieves!…A deadly combination!…snort!…I know in my heart she must be on the side for “good”…grunt!….And she is the one who gave Wookie his initial training. That is most certainly why he ended up being the most Excellent Secret Agent ’00Wookie’…sniff!

We thought we were all on the side of good, the side against the evils in the world and the marauding goats. Some of us have to put a dew claw over the line between good and evil for the greater good, no? And, some of us just like to drive fast and look good while doing it.

Good!…Alice has always been “iffy” in the good Kategory….heh!…But that was before your time on the blog Thieves…sniff!…You are right about the rest of it, the greater good an all….snort! …Will our small group make a difference? Who knows…snuffle!

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